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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Salmon/tuna girl here. If you feel physically hungry a lot, then I'd suggest:

* Make every single calorie count. No cream in your sugar, no chips for snacking, etc. Every one needs to be filling and healthy and part of your daily plan.

* Up your calories, try 2,000 a day even. I promise it's less than you're eating now, and probably less than you need, you'll probably lose weight, and certainly get your eating under control. As you move along, you may be able to take out 100 a week and see if you can get down to 1,500 without losing control, but that's what I would do.

* I strongly advocate a fixed daily menu, with no choices allowed or available, to someone like me who eats emotionally and makes bad choices. I eat the same breakfast every day, the same lunch, snack, dinner, etc. unless I'm out for a meal or it's a special occasion.

If you want to make this a long-term loss and a long-term change, think about what gives you the best possible chance of losing weight and being able to stick to the diet. The fact that you started this thread talking about 1,200 calories tells me that you're in it for the quick fix, not for the long term. And the long term is the only thing that's going to get you where you want to go. Just think: if you lose 1 pound a week, in a year you'll have just about hit your goal. If you start and quit an impossible diet, you'll be exactly where you are in a year. Let us know how you go.[/quote]

Not the PP, but I think different things work for different people.  I wouldn't last 3 days on your diet because it would seem like every meal was suffering and it's not enough protein to keep me from being hungry.  I also couldn't eat the same thing every day and that actually wouldn't help with lifestyle changes (which we've really made at this point) because no one else in my family would go along with it.  I did 1200-1300 calories for a couple of months, now doing about 1500, and it's working well (down 30 lbs, it's been 6 months, still losing).  I put sugar and milk in my coffee because without that I wouldn't be able to drink it. I drink a small glass of wine with dinner on occasion.  I try to fill up on protein and vegetables.

I think starting with 1200 calories isn't too bad, as i think it's easier to add than subtract if you are dieting.  Obviously there has to be a ceiling to how much you add.[/quote]

Of course different things work for different people! Those are my suggestions, things that work for me. I'm glad you're having your own successes![/quote]

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